Fragile Like a Bomb

by Hero, Nathalia; Lavarenne, Catherine Fred

• ISBN13: 9781771864312
• ISBN10: 1771864311
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2026-06-01
• Publisher: QC Fiction

Summary

Sté phanie, a Montré al writer, is recruited by a left-wing provincial party to run in their upcoming elections. After a surprise victory she is, despite her inexperience, appointed Qué bec's Minister of Cultural Affairs. As she navigates her new role, a wave of #MeToo denunciations erupts in the literary world. Sté phanie begins to make connections between her own experiences and those of the survivors daring to speak out. Fragile Like a Bomb is a powerful, illuminating novel that reveals how men's violence against women is both intimate and institutional, shaping everything from personal memory to public culture.

Author Biography

Natalia Hero is a Montré al-based writer and literary translator. She holds a B.A. in English and Spanish literature from Concordia University and an M.A. in literary translation from the University of Ottawa. Her debut novella Hum, published in 2018 by Metatron Press, is now available in French as Colibri (Marchand de feuilles, 2020). Catherine Fred Lavarenne has worked as a college instructor, a political attaché for the City of Montré al, and a project manager for rights advocacy at the Qué bec LGBT Council. Her first novel Quelques lieux de Constance was published by Hé liotrope in 2018. Fragile Like a Bomb is her second novel. She lives in Montré al.